Flat-faced Fruit-eating Bat vs Guyanan spiny rat

Artibeus planirostris compared with Proechimys hoplomyoides

Key Differences

• Flat-faced Fruit-eating Bat is Least Concern while Guyanan spiny rat is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Flat-faced Fruit-eating Bat	Guyanan spiny rat
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Phyllostomidae	Echimyidae
Genus	Artibeus	Proechimys
Species	Artibeus planirostris	Proechimys hoplomyoides

Evolutionary Relationship

Flat-faced Fruit-eating Bat and Guyanan spiny rat share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (Mammals)

Conservation Status

Flat-faced Fruit-eating Bat

LC — Least Concern

Guyanan spiny rat

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Flat-faced Fruit-eating Bat	Guyanan spiny rat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Flat-faced Fruit-eating Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, and Venezuela.

Guyanan spiny rat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in Venezuela.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇻🇪 Venezuela